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portaging

portaging is the present participle and gerund of portage.

Meaning of portage

Verb

portage (third-person singular simple present portages, present participle portaging, simple past and past participle portaged)

  1. (transitive) To carry a boat overland.
    • Two months have now elapsed since the work was first begun, viz: from the 20th of last December to the 20th instant, fully one month of which has been occupied in exploring, and the remainder in camping, portageing and measuring; […]1858 February 22, G. F. Baillargé, “I.”, in General Report of the Commissioners of Public Works, for the Year Ending 31st December, 1857: Furnished in Compliance with the Provisions of the Act, 9...

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Questions about portaging

What is portaging the present participle and gerund of?
Portaging is the present participle and gerund of portage.

Words near portaging in the dictionary

  1. portaged
  2. Portagee
  3. Portagees
  4. portageing
  5. portages
  6. portaging
  7. portague
  8. portagues
  9. portainer
  10. portainers
  11. portajohn

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